Carolyn Hax: Thin friends need to stop complaining about their weight

5:26 PM,
Sep. 6, 2013

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Carolyn Hax

Dear Carolyn: As a woman who has struggled with my weight most of my life, I'd like to offer a little perspective on a past column about hearing "svelte" friends complain about their weight

I have several friends who were always thin and gained weight as they've got older. To me, who until recently was close to 300 pounds, I think they look great.

But when they're used to being a certain size and that is no longer their reality, it's understandably bothersome. I also have a few friends who are thin but just want to drop those last five or 10 pounds. It's all in what we're comfortable with. ...